Tuesday, May 22, 2012

It's been 143 years since Major League Baseball was born, and unlike most professionalorganized sports, very little changes have been made over that span.

Other than the adoption of a 162-game schedule in 1961, the designated hitter adaptation bythe American League back in 1973, and this year's format change in the division wild car series.The sport has taken pride in standing on its own when it comes to how the game is played on thefield.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the uniforms players have had to wear on thosefields.

Call it a marketing faux pas, a promotional scheme gone bad, or a wild reflection of somefashionista's quirky imagination, but in many cases these uniforms were so bad they should havebeen illegal.

So here is our take on the Top 5 worst team uniforms in Major League Baseball history.

Some one call the fashion police quick, I believe there are multiple counts of “Crimes of Fashion”going here.

5. The San Diego Padres (1972) -- Holy crap that's a lot of yellow. Like the Pittsburgh Piratesthe San Diego Padres both decided at one time in their franchise history that it was a fashionstatement to wear all yellow. These uniforms have since been worn on a few occasions onthrowback nights, but for the most part were lost in the 70s like Peter Frampton's hair. In a timewhen every player was sporting a Ron Jeremy porn star mustache, the only thing that couldmade these uniforms more repulsive was if they came in bell bottoms. To make matters worse,the Padres had to wear yellow at home and on the road. Bottom line, this uniform isthat should never be repeated in major league baseball

4. Houston Astros (1975-1993)-- Houston, we have a problem. There have been plenty ofnicknames for these uniforms that almost lasted two decades in Houston. So I am at a loss toadd anything witty here. However, the only thing more astonishing about the Astros’ old “orangerainbow” uniforms is how damn long they stuck around. Will we ever see another uniform moreshocking? Whether it’s the yellow and orange hues combined with blue long sleeves, or thenumbers on the pants, it was never a question whether this outfit would make our list… it wassimply where.

3. Miami Marlins (2012) --While the rest of the uniforms on our list have the benefit of beingtrapped in the 70s where avocado green appliances, orange sofas, and men's powder bluepolyester suits were king. The next uniform on our list is from this year's Miami Marlins. This isnot going to help increase the second attendance worst in baseball. Although you can't blameMarlins' management for feeling the need to do something drastic to help boost fan morale,like building a new start-of-the art stadium and hiring a new manager. These new uniforms area Technicolor nightmare, like rainbow toe-socks. While the Marlins may have left their footballstadium's orange seats, they're taking the color with them in another way. Orange jerseyswith orange belts and orange caps with yellow bills? What is this team, the 1976 Tampa Bay

Buccaneers?

2. Baltimore Orioles (1971)--We thought the only thing worse than the Marlins' new orangeand yellow unis, was the retina-searing all-orange ensemble that bedecked the 1971 BaltimoreOrioles. While the colors definitely fit the team’s namesake, these pumpkin-themed uniforms aremore suited for Halloween, and that would have been okay if the 70s Orioles were one thestill playing baseball in late October. To us they look like traffic cones.